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Semiconductor device, method for manufacturing the same, method for generating mask data, mask and computer readable recording medium

Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPPriority: Mar 17, 2000Filed: Feb 4, 2015Granted: Sep 27, 2016
Est. expiryMar 17, 2020(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:MORI KATSUMIKAWAHARA KEIKASUYA YOSHIKAZU
H10W 20/092H10W 20/089H10W 20/056H10W 20/43H10W 20/42G06F 30/398Y10S438/926G06F 30/394H10D 89/10H01L 2924/0002H01L 27/0207G06F 17/5077H01L 2924/00H01L 23/528
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Abstract

A semiconductor device has first wiring layers and a plurality of dummy wiring layers that are provided on the same level as the first wiring layers. The semiconductor device defines a row direction, and first virtual linear lines extending in a direction traversing the row direction. The row direction and the first virtual linear lines define an angle of 2-40 degrees, and the dummy wiring layers are disposed in a manner to be located on the first virtual linear lines. The semiconductor device also defines a column direction perpendicular to the row direction, and second virtual linear lines extending in a direction traversing the column direction. The column direction and the second virtual linear lines define an angle of 2-40 degrees, and the dummy wiring layers are disposed in a manner to be located on the second virtual linear lines.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A multilayer semiconductor device comprising:
 a plurality of first wirings extending in a first direction, 
 the first wirings are arranged adjacent to each other in a second direction on a layer level; 
 a second wiring that is apart from the first wirings in the second direction on the layer level; and 
 a plurality of dummy wirings arranged between the first wirings and the second wiring on the layer level, 
 the dummy wirings are arranged at a plurality of crossing points between first virtual linear lines extending in a third direction and second virtual linear lines extending in a fourth direction, wherein: 
 the third direction and the fourth direction are neither parallel nor orthogonal to the first direction and the second direction. 
 
     
     
       2. The multilayer semiconductor device of  claim 1 , wherein the second direction and the first virtual linear lines define an angle of 2 to 40 degree. 
     
     
       3. The multilayer semiconductor device of  claim 1 , wherein the first virtual linear lines are spaced a first pitch from one another. 
     
     
       4. The multilayer semiconductor device of  claim 3 , wherein the second virtual linear lines are spaced a second pitch from one another. 
     
     
       5. The multilayer semiconductor device of  claim 1 , wherein the dummy wirings disposed next to one another on each of the first virtual linear lines are mutually offset in the first direction. 
     
     
       6. The multilayer semiconductor device of  claim 5 , wherein the dummy wirings disposed next to one another on each of the second virtual linear lines are mutually offset in the second direction. 
     
     
       7. The multilayer semiconductor device of  claim 1 , wherein the third direction and the fourth direction are perpendicularly oriented. 
     
     
       8. The multilayer semiconductor device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a prohibited area where is not allowed to create the dummy wirings is arranged around the first wirings. 
 
     
     
       9. The multilayer semiconductor device of  claim 1 , wherein a center of each of the dummy wirings is located on one of the first virtual linear lines. 
     
     
       10. The multilayer semiconductor device of  claim 9 , wherein a center of each of the dummy wirings is located on one of the second virtual linear lines. 
     
     
       11. The multilayer semiconductor device of  claim 1 , wherein the dummy wirings have a side oriented parallel or perpendicular to the first direction. 
     
     
       12. The multilayer semiconductor device of  claim 11 , wherein the dummy wirings have a square shape. 
     
     
       13. A method for manufacturing the multilayer semiconductor device of  claim 1  comprising:
 making a first insulating layer; 
 making the first wirings, the second wiring and the dummy wirings on the first insulating layer; 
 making a second insulating layer on the first wirings, the second wiring and the dummy wirings; and 
 polishing the second insulating layer. 
 
     
     
       14. A method for manufacturing the multilayer semiconductor device of  claim 13 , wherein the second insulating layer is polished by a chemical mechanical polishing method.

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